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Parents accused of drunkenly leading kids on long walk in 108-degree heat after watching Arizona Cardinals practice

Nypost · · 326 words · By David DeTurris
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Parents accused of drunkenly leading kids on long walk in 108-degree heat after watching Arizona Cardinals practice See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google An Arizona couple is facing the heat after authorities alleged they drunkenly led their young children on an arduous walk in stifling 108-degree temperatures.

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Witnesses saw Ryan and May Mullin walking their two kids, ages 2 and 4, in Glendale around 6 p.m.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to law enforcement, the witness said May appeared drunk and may have also been vomiting.”
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The Mirror US and TikTok reports both state that a witness alleged May appeared intoxicated and was vomiting.
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web search NEUTRAL — The witness also alleged that May seemed intoxicated and was apparently vomiting. An Arizona couple was arrested for allegedly drunkenly leading their children on a long walk in 108-degree heat after …
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/parents-forced-kids-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say Ryan Mullin was walking with his family for hours in 108° heat after leaving a Cardinals practice. A witness reportedly saw him stumbling and falling while with his young children and stopp…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ryan-mullin-may-mullin
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web search NEUTRAL — As he was speaking with her, Sergeant Weischedel detected the odor of alcohol and observed indicators of impairment. Frumencia admitted to consuming 2 drinks earlier that evening. Based on his suspici…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNa1ofYDkUc
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Claim 2: “Ryan got angry and punched the vehicle – which led to him knocking himself over and injuring his face, police said.”
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While multiple sources confirm Ryan was arrested for disorderly conduct and fighting, the specific detail about punching a vehicle and injuring his own face is not explicitly detailed across multiple independent news reports in the provided evidence, though it is implied by the 'fighting' and 'disorderly conduct' charges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American politician and teacher. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented California's 11th congressional district in the U.S. Hous…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Markwayne Mullin (born July 26, 1977) is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security. A member of the Republican Party, M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markwayne_Mullin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 9, 1965) is an American writer, director, and producer, working mainly in television. He has often been described as "the most powerful man" in modern television and…
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Claim 3: “The family had been walking for about three hours after leaving an Arizona Cardinals practice at State Farm Stadium, May reportedly told authorities.”
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AOL and TikTok reports (citing police) confirm the family had been walking for several hours after attending an Arizona Cardinals open practice at State Farm Stadium.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by Troy Taylo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump's second nonconsecu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quinton Newsome (born July 11, 2001) is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free …
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Claim 4: “The dad ignored the officer’s commands to stop, grabbing his child by the wrist and refused to let go, police said.”
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AOL, TikTok, and an affidavit cited in web results all confirm that Ryan ignored commands and clutched his child by the wrist, refusing to let go.
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web search NEUTRAL — The father then grabbed his child’s wrist, refusing to let go when the officer ran up to them. Ryan Mullin eventually let go of the kid when the officer threatened to use force, and he was restrained,…
https://www.aol.com/articles/parents-accused-getting-drunk-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — When police made contact with the parents, an officer reported that Ryan Mullin "ignored" him when asked to stop walking. The officer "ran up" to Ryan Mullin "at which time he clutched his child by th…
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/little-kids-forced-to-walk-in-…
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web search NEUTRAL — When officers arrived, police say Ryan ignored commands to stop, grabbed one child by the wrist and refused to let go until an officer threatened to use force. Officers reported that both parents smel…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/ryan-mullin-may-mullin
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Claim 5: “Witnesses saw Ryan and May Mullin walking their two kids, ages 2 and 4, in Glendale around 6 p.m. on Sunday in the scorching heat, KBTX reported.”
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Independent sources (AOL, KTVK via NJ.com, and The Mirror US) confirm the names Ryan and May Mullin, the ages of the children (2 and 4), and the location (Glendale).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of rallies held by Donald Trump for his second successful presidential campaign in the 2024 presidential election resulting in him being elected the 47th president of the United States …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Times is an American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, it is the sixth-largest newspaper in…
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Claim 6: “The apparently intoxicated Ryan eventually let go of his kid’s hand, but only after the officer threatened to use force, cops said.”
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AOL and TikTok reports explicitly state that Ryan released the child only after the officer threatened to use force.
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Claim 7: “Officers said the two had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and reeked of alcohol.”
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TikTok reports citing officers state that both parents smelled of alcohol and exhibited slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
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Claim 8: “a concerned driver, who told Glendale Police she decided to step in after witnessing Ryan fall over one of his own kids and cross a road without his family, cops said.”
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TikTok reports and other summaries of the police report mention a witness who saw Ryan stumbling and falling while with his children, prompting her to stop and help.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Burbank is a city in the southeastern end of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Los Angeles, Burbank had a populati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 6, 2025, protests began in Los Angeles after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents raided locations in the region to arrest individuals allegedly involved in illegal immigration to …
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Claim 9: “A police officer then said he saw the wobbly-footed father attempting to cross the street with his child and tried to stop them.”
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Multiple sources describe the police interaction where an officer observed the parents stumbling across the road with the children.
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web search NEUTRAL — A woman reported seeing Ryan and May Mullin stumbling across a road with two young children on Sunday, Aug. 9, a police report alleges. Ingrid Vasquez.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/parents-charged-child…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan and May Mullin are charged with child abuse after a witness reported seeing the couple, seemingly intoxicated, stumbling across the road with two children, ages 2 and 4, for several hours in Glen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ryan Mullin and May Mullin were arrested and charged with child abuse after they allegedly walked their kids in Arizona’s extreme heat while intoxicated.
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Claim 10: “The husband and wife were then booked on child abuse charges.”
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Claim 11: “May told officers that her kids drank two bottles of water, according to court documents, but police said one of those bottles was still half full.”
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Claim 12: “An Arizona couple is facing the heat after authorities alleged they drunkenly led their young children on an arduous walk in stifling 108-degree temperatures.”
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Multiple independent sources (AOL, NJ.com, and others) report that an Arizona couple was arrested for child abuse after allegedly walking their children in 108-degree heat while intoxicated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arizona Fire and Medical Authority, often referred to as AFMA, is a fire authority in Maricopa County, Arizona. Comprising three fire districts that came together to form a Fire and Medical Authority…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tucson (; O'odham: Cuk Ṣon; Spanish: Tucsón, also Spanish: Tucson) is the county seat of and the most populated city in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is the second-most populous city in Ariz…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west…
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